1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 4)

Qualification for the 1958 FIFA World Cup
UEFA
	Group 1
	Group 2
	Group 3
	Group 4
	Group 5
	Group 6
	Group 7
	Group 8
	Group 9
CONMEBOL
	Group 1
	Group 2
	Group 3

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Czechoslovakia qualified for the sixth FIFA World Cup held in Sweden.

Wales got another chance to qualify after being drawn to play against Israel in a special play-off.

Table

Final table															Home							Away
Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts						Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Czechoslovakia	4	3	0	1	9	3	+6	6		X	2:0	3:1		2	2	0	0	5	1	4	2	1	0	1	4	2	2
2.	Wales	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	4		1:0	X	4:1		2	2	0	0	5	1	4	2	0	0	2	1	4	0
3.	East Germany	4	1	0	3	5	12	-7	2		1:4	2:1	X		2	1	0	1	3	5	2	2	0	0	2	2	7	0

Team stats

 Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Antonín Rýgr

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	Jaroslav Borovička	January 26, 1931	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Dukla Prague
FW	Vlastimil Bubník	March 18, 1931	3	1	270	0	0	90	-	90	90	Rudá Hvězda Brno
DF	Jiří Čadek	December 7, 1935	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Dukla Prague
GK	Břetislav Dolejší	September 26, 1928	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	-	90	Slavia Prague
FW	Kazimír Gajdoš	March 28, 1934	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-
DF	Jan Hertl	January 23, 1929	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Dukla Prague
DF	Jiří Hledík	April 19, 1929	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	-	90	Sparta Prague
FW	Tadeusz Kraus	October 22, 1932	4	4	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Sparta Prague
MF	Josef Masopust	February 9, 1931	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Dukla Prague
FW	Pavol Molnár	February 13, 1936	2	1	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	Cervena Hvezda Bratislava
FW	Anton Moravčík	June 3, 1931	2	1	180	0	0	-	90	-	90	Slovan Bratislava
DF	Ladislav Novák	December 5, 1931	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Dukla Prague
FW	Arnošt Pazdera	September 16, 1929	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Sparta Prague
FW	Jiří Pešek	June 4, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Slavia Prague
DF/MF	Svatopluk Pluskal	October 28, 1930	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Dukla Prague
MF	Zdeněk Procházka	January 12, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Sparta Prague
GK	Imrich Stacho	November 4, 1931	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	Spartak Trnava
FW	Emil Svoboda	August 16, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Sparta Prague
DF	Jiří Tichý	December 6, 1933	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Cervena Hvezda Bratislava

 Wales

Head coach: Jimmy Murphy

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on							Club
FW	Ivor Allchurch	October 16, 1929	3	1	270	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	90	/2[1] Swansea Town
FW	Len Allchurch	September 12, 1933	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	-	/2[1] Swansea Town
MF	Dave Bowen	June 7, 1928	5	1	450	0	0	90	90	-	90	90	90	Arsenal
FW	John Charles	December 27, 1931	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	-	90	90	Leeds United
MF	Mel Charles	March 14, 1935	6	1	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	/2[1] Swansea Town
DF	Ray Daniel	November 2, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	Sunderland
FW	Reg Davies	May 27, 1929	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	-	Newcastle United
DF	Trevor Edwards	January 24, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	-	-	Charlton Athletic
DF	Alan Harrington	November 17, 1933	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	90	/2[2] Cardiff City
FW	Bill Harris	October 31, 1928	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	-	-	/2[1] Middlesbrough
FW	Ron Hewitt	June 21, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	/2[2] Cardiff City
DF	Mel Hopkins	November 7, 1934	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	Tottenham Hotspur
FW	Cliff Jones	February 7, 1935	6	2	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	/2[1] Swansea Town
GK	Jack Kelsey	November 19, 1929	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	-	90	90	Arsenal
MF	Terry Medwin	September 25, 1932	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	-	90	90	Tottenham Hotspur
FW	Des Palmer		2	3	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	-	-	/2[1] Swansea Town
DF	Alf Sherwood	November 13, 1923	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	-	-	/3[1] Newport County
DF	Ron Stitfall	December 14, 1925	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Cardiff City
FW	Derek Tapscott	June 30, 1932	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	Arsenal
GK	Graham Vearncombe	March 28, 1934	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	-	/2[2] Cardiff City
FW	Roy Vernon	April 14, 1937	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	-	-	/2[1] Blackburn Rovers
FW	Colin Webster	July 17, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Manchester United
DF	Stuart Williams	July 9, 1930	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	90	West Bromwich Albion

East Germany

Head coach: János Gyarmati

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
GK	Günter Busch	February 15, 1930	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	BSG Chemie Leipzig
DF	Georg Buschner	December 26, 1925	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	SC Motor Jena
MF	Willy Holzmüller	March 3, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt
GK	Rolf Jahn	October 8, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	SC Turbine Erfurt
MF	Manfred Kaiser	January 7, 1929	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
FW	Lothar Meyer	August 1, 1934	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	ASK Vorwärts Berlin
DF	Bringfried Müller	January 28, 1931	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
FW	Helmut Müller	March 17, 1937	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	SC Motor Jena
MF	Herbert Schoen	May 18, 1929	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	/2[1] SC Dynamo Berlin
MF	Günter Schröter	May 3, 1927	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	/2[1] SC Dynamo Berlin
GK	Karl-Heinz Spickenagel	January 17, 1932	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	ASK Vorwärts Berlin
FW	Willy Tröger	October 2, 1928	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
FW	Günther Wirth	January 9, 1933	4	2	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	ASK Vorwärts Berlin
MF	Karl Wolf	May 27, 1924	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
MF	Siegfried Wolf	January 5, 1926	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
DF	Kurt Zapf	August 26, 1929	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	SC Empor Rostock

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
2. 1 2 3 The number indicates the league the team played in that year, Cardiff were relegated to the division two after the first three qualification matches.

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1958 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup